Re: [Mplapack-devel] license ; LGPLv3 to two clause BSD
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From: Maho N. <ch...@ma...> - 2010-03-15 02:52:14
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Hi Lev, thanks for your comment. I never imagined that some files are under GPL... Thanks, From: Lev Givon <le...@co...> Subject: Re: [Mplapack-devel] license ; LGPLv3 to two clause BSD Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:34:16 -0400 > Received from Maho NAKATA on Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 04:09:06AM EST: >> From: Lev Givon <le...@co...> >> Subject: Re: [Mplapack-devel] license ; LGPLv3 to two clause BSD >> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:12:21 -0500 >> >> > Currently, it seems that the package depends on gmp. If you plan to >> > license the software under a BSD-type license and continue using gmp >> > in parts of the software, I suspect that you will need to remove the >> > gmp-dependent portions of the software and distribute them in a >> > separate package licensed under the GPL because gmp's GPL license >> > requires that dependent works also be distributed under the same >> > terms. Switching to mpfr, which is licensed under the LGPL, would >> > presumably address this concern. >> >> Hello Lev Givon, >> Thanks for your advice. >> >> GMP uses LGPL >> http://gmplib.org/ >> > GMP is distributed under the GNU LGPL. >> and MPFR is also as well. >> I don't think I use part of GMP in my software so I can switch to mBSD license. >> >> So no worries :-) >> >> Thanks > > You're mostly right; there are apparently one or two files distributed > with gmp that are still under GPL (which are probably not used in your > software), but the rest are under the LGPL. > > L.G. > |